New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-04
an IuPULSiVE PRINCE.
From The Pail Moll Ga,eife.

From The Pail Mol 0a,ene.
The Prince Imperial was young gentleman OF high
spir and not very easy TO control. ia August 1873
few months before his traglcal death, we arrived
at Christana intending to take the usual midday
tram tor Couenhagen. The town was all decorated
with nags, and we fund that the Royal yacht
pected the Prince Imperial board. He had been on
visit to the King and Queen OF Sweden at little
country place called Orkerud distant some three
hours by steamer and was returning to England
via CoDenhagen intending 10 tra,oi by this sapc mid
day train he hour Tor departure arrived, but no
Prince Imperial We waited aud still waited, but the
yacht was unaccountably detained At last, however
the booming cannon announced the arrival OF the
royal party two three carriages rolled rapidly up to
the station and the King got out and came on to the
platform leading the Prince by the hand. The latter
very short and slight, looked quite like boy by the
side OF the King who Is indeed the beau ideal OF a
monarch, tail and stately OF his own Norwegian
pines. The OF tho unaccountablo delay We
heard atterward from one OF the party on board 1t
lovely hot summers day the Prince was in
mad thing all the time. AT last he suddenly came up
TO the King and said he " would and must have
bathsl" impossible" said the King, the train will
be waiting for us, you know" No matterl he would
and must, and forthwith began to take of his clothes
The King then mildly suggested that he should at
least perform that operation below; but not bit
And in another moment his Imperial lIghness was
stripped and careeniug about the deck in state Of
nature Seeing him so determined, the order was
gwen to stop the vessel and most before this could
be done the Prince had plunged the side. Upon
gentlemen in attendance also undressed. md
there halt dozen OF them In the water
swimming round the yacht, the Prince Imperial jump
ing their backs and riding them like SO many dol
phins Nor il till they had had some hall an hour
OF this sport that the vessel allowed to proceed
The King. however, seems 10 have been much struck
with the intelligence OF bis young guest and laugh
mgy complained to some OF the gentlemen present
about his terrible thirst for information. HIS ques-
tions most alarming Why. he asked me just now
ides-thOught it might probably be ten minutes-lI
find ii does actually take five quarters OF an hour
But 1t Is very improving. and one would certainly
have to rub up ones knowleds were TO be long
In his society,"" The Prince too. seems to have made
himself popular in Sweden, tor all through the day
aud all through the night crowds waiting to SEQ
him. and from midnight to earliest dawn We were
awakened at every little wayside station by their cries
of &" Hoch Hochl Hoch Various amusing little
scenes occurred on the way At one station tho
planted herself with two little girls in front Of the
crowd, and receiving from their hands two knObby
and most repellent looking bouquets, hurled them
violently after the other through the window OF
her nose, she stood awaiting the result Az first we
thought it lnstured that the Lreen blinds should
been closely drawn but after this experience
forced 10 admit that there might DO some excuse
At another station, c,ntving TO elude recognition
the Prince got out tor reIreshmont and we saw him
gray, dusty even to his eyelashes Unluoky Tor him
he encountered his way two ladies, whose cursies
betrayed his identity. In moneLt the crowd at
his heels In and out OF the rctreshment room, tho
was tain TO take refuge behind tho friendly
| shelter OF his green blinds Later bebeld him
leaning out Of the window OF second class carriage
ut tho other end Of the ran and watching with great
amusement the crowds that had gathered 10 front of
the royal coach. and were engaged In staring at the
equeiry whom he had put there To I'LL his place. That
| was the last time We ever saw the Prince Imperial
| alive.